Corporates plan for electric car future.

Chesapeake puts foot on venturing gas.

Power play with potential from Chinese firm to US clean-tech group.

The US-based industrial biotechnology company backed by BP Alternative Energy Ventures and DSM Venturing raise more funds.

Pelamis is looking to raise strategic financing by the end of the summer.

The lighting company, which uses technology spun-off from failed Intel Capital-backed solar company SpectraWatt, raises $3m.

US-based electric vehicle charging company raises the funds with backing from corporate venturing units of Siemens, Hartford and Toyota.

The US-based biofuels company recruits veteran backed by Itochu Corporation recruits veteran finance director Peter Cheesbrough previously at IT consulting services company Ciber, which grew to more than $1bn revenues while he was there.

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